canada, the most expensive place to buy racquets?

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  1. xXAceecAXx

    xXAceecAXx Regular Member

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    when i was at sportexperts (in Ottawa-cause thats where i live) i saw most or if not most all of the high end Yonex racquets costing about $299.99!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

    why do they sell them for such a high price? can anyone tell me?
     
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    Most people who know where to shop, don't go to Sport Experts!
     
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    then where should i go to buy badminton stuff?
     
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    Online :p.......
     
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    that is not expensive, the real MSRP is closer to $320.
     
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    i was stuck on that delimma as well ( i live in ottawa as well). In the end, i buy online. If you want Fast, reliable and best of all...free strings + fast shipping in ontario, I would reccommend you buy from maxposrts.ca. Ive bought from them many times and all i can say is A+++ service + shipping. Best of all, they're located in Toronto so it will take about 2 days for the racket to arrive =)
     
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    dont go to sport check.. at700 for $200.. without string.. before tax..
    ns4.5k.. $190.. without string.. before tax..
     
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    i've checked like 2 sportchecks in ottawa and neither of them have high end yonex rackets
     
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    ya i never see high end rackets at sport check... last time i check i saw a nano 800s and an arm250s..those were like the highest end rackets sold there.
     
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    ARC-7 is 249.99 at all SportCheks nationwide, :p
     
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    nope not in the couple of sportcheks i've been too :p
     
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    sometimes they carry the highend.. try the sportcheck in scarborough town centre.. ridiculous pricing though..

    at700 @ 200 with pricing.. that would mean.. 220 with stringing outside.. 250.80 with tax! :eek:
     
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    what about in ottawa? which sportchecks carry highend yonex rackets?
     
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    none. Sports experts @ Rideau centre sells the BK Vortex as their highest end racket ( no yonex). Mark @ Sports Experts bayshore sells the highest end BK/Yonex. I think he is more knowledgeable on badminton. And you can try to get him to lower the price a little. Also, you can ask if he is selling any of his demo's.
     
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    you mean sports experts lets you try out rackets?
     
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    I dont know for ottawa but for montreal theres tenniszon
    http://www.tenniszon.com/Intro/Tenniszon/index.html
    but for what i know tenniszon is about the best for montreal, i love it really ;) bough 2 racket from em (bk feather xl, at 250) the feather for my friend though:p no complain.
    Watch for some tennis related shop in ottawa maybe theres gonna be some badminton there , a nice way to make money since they have the tring machine for tennis badminton isnt a lot more. so they probably will have rackets or squash there
     
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    Oh yeah! Try the Ra centre...they have much more variety of rackets in general.
     
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    oh yea!!! but....i live to far away from RA
     
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    well the only places in ottawa to get a variety of high end rackets are Sports Experts @ bayshore and Ra centre. Other than that, theres no where else in Ottawa.
     

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